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'''Earl Dervish''' (Japanese: '''ジョバンニ''' ''Giovanni'') is the teacher of the [[Violet City#Pokémon School|Pokémon academy]] (renamed to Pokémon School in the remakes) in [[Violet City]] in {{5v|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, and another, similar Academy in [[White City]] in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]].


'''Earl Dervish''' (Japanese: '''ジョバンニ''' ''Giovanni'') is the teacher of the [[Pokémon Academy]] in [[Violet City]] in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, and another, similar Academy in [[White City]] in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]].
==In the games==
===Quotes===
====Gold, Silver and Crystal====
'''[[Violet City]]'''
:''"Hello! You are trainer? Battle <sc>Gym Leader</sc>, win you did?"''
::'''Yes:''' ''"Ooh, la la! Very indeed nice!"''
::'''No:''' ''"Is that so? Then study shall you! Follow me!"'' (Guides the player to the [[Pokémon Academy]])
:::''"Here, teacher I am. Good it is you study here!"'' (Goes inside)
'''[[Pokémon Academy]]'''
:''"<sc>Earl</sc>, I am! Wonderful are <sc>Pokémon</sc>, yes! Teach you I will to be a better trainer! What do you want to know? {{tt|Want to be a winner is you?|saying No proceeds to the next question}}"''
::'''Yes:''' ''"Good! Teach you, I will! In battle, <sc>Pokémon</sc> top on list jump out first! Change order in list, make battle easy, maybe! {{tt|More from me you want to hear?|Saying yes will proceed to the next question}}"''
:''"So, want to know how to raise <sc>Pokémon</sc> well?
::'''Yes:''' ''"Fine! Teach you, I will! If <sc>Pokémon</sc> come out in battle even briefly, some EXP. points it gets. At top of list put weak <sc>Pokémon</sc>. Switch in battle quick! This way, weak <sc>Pokémon</sc> strong become! {{tt|More you want to hear?|Saying yes will proceed to the next question}}"''
:''"So, want to know how to raise <sc>Pokémon</sc> well?
::'''Yes:''' ''"Fine! Teach you, I will! If <sc>Pokémon</sc> come out in battle even briefly, some EXP. points it gets. At top of list put weak <sc>Pokémon</sc>. Switch in battle quick! This way, weak <sc>Pokémon</sc> strong become!"''
::'''No:''' ''"Oh! Smart student you are! Nothing more do I teach! Good to <sc>Pokémon</sc> you must be!"''
 
====HeartGold and SoulSilver====
'''Violet City'''
:''"Bonjour! You are Trainer? Battle Gym Leader, win you did?"''
::'''Yes:''' ''"Ooh, la la! Very indeed nice!"''
::'''No:''' ''"Is that so? Then study shall you! Follow me!"''
:::''"Here, teacher I am. Good it is you study here!"''
'''Pokémon School'''
:''"Earl, I am! Wonderful are Pokémon, yes! Teach you I will to be a better Trainer!"''
:''"What do you want to know? {{tt|Want to be a winner is you?|Saying no will proceed to the next question}}"''
::'''Yes:''' ''"Good! Teach you, I will! In battle, Pokémon top on list, the walking one, jump out first! Change order in list, make battle easy, maybe! {{tt|More from me you want to hear?|Saying yes will proceed to the next question}}"''
:''"So, want to know how to raise Pokémon well?"''
::'''Yes:''' ''"Fine! Teach you I will! If Pokémon come out in battle even briefly, some Exp. Points it gets. Keep out weak Pokémon, switch in battle quick! This way, weak Pokémon very strong become! {{tt|More from me you want to hear?|Saying yes will proceed to the next question}}"''
:''"So, want to know how to battle well?"''
::'''Yes:''' ''"Fine! Teach you I will! Pokémon have goods and bads because many types. High-level Pokémon not win always if bad types. Pokémon with good types for the foe, you choose. Smart battle, it is!"''
::'''No:''' ''"Oh! Smart student you are! Nothing more do I teach! Good to Pokémon you must be!"''
 
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==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[File:EarlDervishAnime.jpg|thumb|left|Earl in the anime]]In ''[[EP130|A Bout with Sprout]]'', the characters visited Earl's Pokémon Academy, where he made several brief appearances as comic relief, wearing a tutu and constantly twirling around. When [[Miss Priscilla]] said she loves a person who dances with that kind of energy, {{an|Brock}} joined Earl's dance. At the end of the episode, Earl offered Brock to stay in the academy and teach dance with him.
[[File:Earl Dervish anime.png|thumb|left|180px|Earl in the anime]]
In the anime, Earl hosted his own Pokémon Academy. When {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} entered inside, Earl danced around wearing a tutu, which was comic relief, much to the embarrassment of the group. However, {{an|Brock}} joined in and wore a tutu as well.
 
Much later, after defeating {{TRT}}, Earl jumped in the way of Brock's flirting with [[Miss Priscilla]]. He offered Brock a chance to stay at the academy but Brock declined the offer. As Ash and his friends were leaving the Pokémon Academy, Earl, Miss Priscilla and the children were waving goodbye to them.


===Voice actors===
===Voice actors===
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{{vatable|color={{poison color}}|bordercolor={{poison color light}}
|ja=小西克幸 ''[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]''
|ja=小西克幸 ''[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]''
|en=[[Eric Stuart]]
|en=[[Eric Stuart]]
|es_eu=José Escobosa}}
|fi=Pasi Ruohonen
|es_eu=José Escobosa
|pl=Grzegorz Pawlak}}
 
==In the manga==
[[File:Earl Adventures.png|thumb|125px|Earl in Pokémon Adventures]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Earl was delivering a package when a robber and his {{p|Donphan}} came by and stole it. {{adv|Gold}} reluctantly saved Earl as he battled the robber's Donphan with [[Aibo|his Aipom]] when the robber ruined his rice ball. Seeing what Gold did, Earl decided to reward him with a huge stack of rice cakes and then tells him that he had an academy named "Earl Dervish's Pokémon Academy".
 
Later, he arrived at the academy which was in very poor shape and low on money. He became pleased about the fact that {{adv|Crystal}} was there to help him, especially when she fed a [[Berry]] to a {{p|Sentret}}. He explained his story about the school's history to Crystal and then does his twirl. When some {{p|Slugma}} came by, Earl got the students away from them and were told to go to the basement. When Crystal left after catching the trouble-making Slugma, Earl informed the students about her departure.
 
Earl reappeared along with his students in a form of a cameo when a crisis related with {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}} was happening in [[Ilex Forest]]. He reappeared in a flashback in the {{chap|Emerald}} where {{adv|Emerald}} was explaining his arrival at the Pokémon Academy around the same time the Slugma were attacking and Crystal capturing them.
 
====Pokémon====
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| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Magikarp|Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png|Water|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Wooper|Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png|Water|Ground|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Poliwag|Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png|Water|link=no}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Snorlax|Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png|Normal|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Diglett|Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png|Ground|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Psyduck|Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png|Water|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Mareep|Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png|Electric|link=no}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Spinarak|Earl Spinarak Snubbull Adventures.png|Bug|Poison|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Snubbull|Earl Spinarak Snubbull Adventures.png|Normal|link=no}}
|}
 
===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===
[[File:Earl PM.png|thumb|Earl in Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]
 
Earl makes an appearance in ''[[PM069|Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!]]'' of Pokémon Pocket Monsters.
 
When the students recommended {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} to go to the [[Pokémon academy]], Earl greeted him and his Pokémon when they were about to go in. He then explained some of the basics and motivated Red in going.  Red agrees to go to the school and Earl teaches a class, with Red as one of his students. He gave out a test. After the test, Earl called down Red to see him after class since he and his Pokémon failed.


==In Pokémon Adventures==
Earl was revealed to have imprisoned some Pokémon and then went down a hallway to another room. In the room, Earl shows Red to one of his bright students who ends up battling him. After the battle, Earl and the student was shocked to see that flunking student defeated someone smart. Earl and the student decided that due to Clefairy's skills, he should teach a class. However, this turned out to be false when the students that Clefairy was teaching were giving him a hard time.
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Earl had an academy named "Earl Dervish's Pokémon Academy". It first appeared in the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}, when [[Professor Oak]] went to meet {{adv|Crystal}} and give her a [[Pokédex]]. Crystal was a helper at the academy, which was in very poor shape and low on money. It is later revealed during the {{chap|Emerald}} that {{adv|Emerald}} arrived at the academy on that same day, after the [[Trick Master]] sent him there. Emerald admired Crystal and decided to stay, not knowing that Oak hired Crystal to complete the Pokédex for him, and the next day she left the academy.


Emerald then spent a large part of his childhood in Earl's academy, and Earl even told Professor Oak about him. Not long after Crystal left, she started using the money she received for her work to completely renovate the academy, earning Emerald's respect.
====Pokémon====
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|desc={{p|Sentret}} was used by a student in the room that Earl took {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} after their class was done. It was proven to be equal in strength with [[Red's Clefairy]]. In the middle of the battle, Sentret evolved into {{p|Furret}} and Clefairy and {{TP|Red|Pikachu|Pikachu (Pocket Monsters)}} teamed up to form a Furret of themselves. Their teamwork resulted in the opponent's Furret to get defeated.
 
Furret's known moves are {{m|Slam}}, {{m|Fury Swipes}} and {{m|Rollout}}.}}
 
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| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Diglett|Earl Caterpie Diglett PM.png|Ground|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Weepinbell|Earl Various Pokémon PM.png|Grass|Poison|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Oddish|Earl Various Pokémon PM.png|Grass|Poison|link=no}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Voltorb|Earl Various Pokémon PM.png|Electric|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Chansey|Earl Various Pokémon PM.png|Normal|link=no}} ♀
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Golbat|Earl Various Pokémon PM.png|Poison|Flying|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Poliwag|Earl Various Pokémon PM.png|Water|link=no}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Metapod|Earl Various Pokémon PM.png|Bug|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Earl Dervish|Cubone|Earl Various Pokémon PM.png|Ground|link=no}}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Strange Japanese is spoken in a Original Japanese version.
* Earl is notable for changing the order of the words in his sentences, somewhat like {{wp|Yoda}} from {{wp|Star Wars}}, although his grammar is generally incorrect. For example, when asking a potential student if they want to learn from him, he will ask, "What you want to know? Want to be a winner is you?" This may be a reference to the {{wp|Engrish}} used in the NES game ''Pro Wrestling'', where the phrase "A WINNER IS YOU" is shown at the end of a winning match. Earl does not talk like this in {{g|Stadium 2}}, which may be due to the quite extensive scope of the Pokémon academy in this game.
*Earl is notable for changing the order of the words in his sentences, somewhat like {{wp|Yoda}} from {{wp|Star Wars}}, although his grammar is generally incorrect. For example, when asking a potential student if they want to learn from him, he will ask, "What you want to know? Want to be a winner is you?" This may be a reference to the {{wp|Engrish}} used in the NES game ''Pro Wrestling'', where the phrase "A WINNER IS YOU" is shown at the end of a winning match. Earl does not talk like this in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], which may be due to the quite extensive scope of the Pokémon Academy in this game.
** In the {{pmin|Germany|German}} version of Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Earl is portrayed with a French accent on top of his incorrect grammar. This is dropped in the German version of Pokémon Stadium 2, similar to the case in the English translation.
**In the {{pmin|Germany|German}} version of Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Earl is portrayed with a French accent on top of his incorrect grammar. This is dropped in the German version of Pokémon Stadium 2, similar to the case in the English translation.
* Earl's Japanese name is [[Giovanni]], the English name of the well-known [[Team Rocket]] boss.
*Earl's Japanese name is [[Giovanni]], the English name of the well-known [[Team Rocket]] boss who disbands the group in [[Generation I]] and its remakes.
* Earl's last name is "Dervish", a word in the English language, which can mean (among other things) "One that possesses abundant and often frenzied energy". This serves to reinforce the idea of his eccentric personality. It could also be a nod to the phrase "whirling dervish," as while leading the player to his school during Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, he twirls around at every turn along the way and when ever the player talks to him.
*Earl's last name is "Dervish", a word in the English language, which can mean (among other things) "One that possesses abundant and often frenzied energy". This serves to reinforce the idea of his eccentric personality. It could also be a nod to the phrase "whirling dervish," as while leading the player to his school during Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, he twirls around at every turn along the way and when ever the player talks to him.


==External links==
==Names==
*[http://www.nindb.net/pokemon-gs.html NinDB]
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| From ''early'' and ''dervish''.
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| Theophile
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| 배워 ''baeweo'', to learn.
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Revision as of 22:19, 13 February 2017

Earl Dervish
ジョバンニ Giovanni
{{{size}}}
Earl in Pokémon Stadium 2
Gender Male
Eye color Brown
Hair color Brown
Hometown Violet City*
White City*
Region Johto
Generation II, IV
Games Gold and Silver, Crystal, Stadium 2,
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Anime debut A Bout with Sprout
English voice actor Eric Stuart
Japanese voice actor Katsuyuki Konishi

Earl Dervish (Japanese: ジョバンニ Giovanni) is the teacher of the Pokémon academy (renamed to Pokémon School in the remakes) in Violet City in Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Versions, and another, similar Academy in White City in Pokémon Stadium 2.

In the games

Quotes

Gold, Silver and Crystal

Violet City

"Hello! You are trainer? Battle Gym Leader, win you did?"
Yes: "Ooh, la la! Very indeed nice!"
No: "Is that so? Then study shall you! Follow me!" (Guides the player to the Pokémon Academy)
"Here, teacher I am. Good it is you study here!" (Goes inside)

Pokémon Academy

"Earl, I am! Wonderful are Pokémon, yes! Teach you I will to be a better trainer! What do you want to know? Want to be a winner is you?"
Yes: "Good! Teach you, I will! In battle, Pokémon top on list jump out first! Change order in list, make battle easy, maybe! More from me you want to hear?"
"So, want to know how to raise Pokémon well?
Yes: "Fine! Teach you, I will! If Pokémon come out in battle even briefly, some EXP. points it gets. At top of list put weak Pokémon. Switch in battle quick! This way, weak Pokémon strong become! More you want to hear?"
"So, want to know how to raise Pokémon well?
Yes: "Fine! Teach you, I will! If Pokémon come out in battle even briefly, some EXP. points it gets. At top of list put weak Pokémon. Switch in battle quick! This way, weak Pokémon strong become!"
No: "Oh! Smart student you are! Nothing more do I teach! Good to Pokémon you must be!"

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Violet City

"Bonjour! You are Trainer? Battle Gym Leader, win you did?"
Yes: "Ooh, la la! Very indeed nice!"
No: "Is that so? Then study shall you! Follow me!"
"Here, teacher I am. Good it is you study here!"

Pokémon School

"Earl, I am! Wonderful are Pokémon, yes! Teach you I will to be a better Trainer!"
"What do you want to know? Want to be a winner is you?"
Yes: "Good! Teach you, I will! In battle, Pokémon top on list, the walking one, jump out first! Change order in list, make battle easy, maybe! More from me you want to hear?"
"So, want to know how to raise Pokémon well?"
Yes: "Fine! Teach you I will! If Pokémon come out in battle even briefly, some Exp. Points it gets. Keep out weak Pokémon, switch in battle quick! This way, weak Pokémon very strong become! More from me you want to hear?"
"So, want to know how to battle well?"
Yes: "Fine! Teach you I will! Pokémon have goods and bads because many types. High-level Pokémon not win always if bad types. Pokémon with good types for the foe, you choose. Smart battle, it is!"
No: "Oh! Smart student you are! Nothing more do I teach! Good to Pokémon you must be!"

Sprites

Fisher OD.png Move Reminder HGSS OD.png
Overworld sprite from
Generation II
Overworld sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver

In the anime

Earl in the anime

In the anime, Earl hosted his own Pokémon Academy. When Ash and his friends entered inside, Earl danced around wearing a tutu, which was comic relief, much to the embarrassment of the group. However, Brock joined in and wore a tutu as well.

Much later, after defeating Team Rocket, Earl jumped in the way of Brock's flirting with Miss Priscilla. He offered Brock a chance to stay at the academy but Brock declined the offer. As Ash and his friends were leaving the Pokémon Academy, Earl, Miss Priscilla and the children were waving goodbye to them.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi
English Eric Stuart
Finnish Pasi Ruohonen
Polish Grzegorz Pawlak
European Spanish José Escobosa


In the manga

Earl in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Pokémon Adventures, Earl was delivering a package when a robber and his Donphan came by and stole it. Gold reluctantly saved Earl as he battled the robber's Donphan with his Aipom when the robber ruined his rice ball. Seeing what Gold did, Earl decided to reward him with a huge stack of rice cakes and then tells him that he had an academy named "Earl Dervish's Pokémon Academy".

Later, he arrived at the academy which was in very poor shape and low on money. He became pleased about the fact that Crystal was there to help him, especially when she fed a Berry to a Sentret. He explained his story about the school's history to Crystal and then does his twirl. When some Slugma came by, Earl got the students away from them and were told to go to the basement. When Crystal left after catching the trouble-making Slugma, Earl informed the students about her departure.

Earl reappeared along with his students in a form of a cameo when a crisis related with Ho-Oh and Lugia was happening in Ilex Forest. He reappeared in a flashback in the Emerald arc where Emerald was explaining his arrival at the Pokémon Academy around the same time the Slugma were attacking and Crystal capturing them.

Pokémon

Earl Sentret Adventures.png
Sentret
Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png
Magikarp
Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png
Wooper
Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png
Poliwag
Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png
Snorlax
Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png
Diglett
Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png
Psyduck
Earl Various Pokémon Adventures.png
Mareep
Earl Spinarak Snubbull Adventures.png
Spinarak
Earl Spinarak Snubbull Adventures.png
Snubbull

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Earl in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Earl makes an appearance in Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School! of Pokémon Pocket Monsters.

When the students recommended Red to go to the Pokémon academy, Earl greeted him and his Pokémon when they were about to go in. He then explained some of the basics and motivated Red in going. Red agrees to go to the school and Earl teaches a class, with Red as one of his students. He gave out a test. After the test, Earl called down Red to see him after class since he and his Pokémon failed.

Earl was revealed to have imprisoned some Pokémon and then went down a hallway to another room. In the room, Earl shows Red to one of his bright students who ends up battling him. After the battle, Earl and the student was shocked to see that flunking student defeated someone smart. Earl and the student decided that due to Clefairy's skills, he should teach a class. However, this turned out to be false when the students that Clefairy was teaching were giving him a hard time.

Pokémon

Earl's Furret

Earl's Furret
Sentret → Furret
Sentret was used by a student in the room that Earl took Red after their class was done. It was proven to be equal in strength with Red's Clefairy. In the middle of the battle, Sentret evolved into Furret and Clefairy and Pikachu teamed up to form a Furret of themselves. Their teamwork resulted in the opponent's Furret to get defeated.

Furret's known moves are Slam, Fury Swipes and Rollout.

Debut Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!
Earl Caterpie Diglett PM.png
Caterpie
Earl Caterpie Diglett PM.png
Diglett
Earl Various Pokémon PM.png
Weepinbell
Earl Various Pokémon PM.png
Oddish
Earl Various Pokémon PM.png
Voltorb
Earl Various Pokémon PM.png
Chansey
Earl Various Pokémon PM.png
Golbat
Earl Various Pokémon PM.png
Poliwag
Earl Various Pokémon PM.png
Metapod
Earl Various Pokémon PM.png
Cubone

Trivia

  • Earl is notable for changing the order of the words in his sentences, somewhat like Yoda from Star Wars, although his grammar is generally incorrect. For example, when asking a potential student if they want to learn from him, he will ask, "What you want to know? Want to be a winner is you?" This may be a reference to the Engrish used in the NES game Pro Wrestling, where the phrase "A WINNER IS YOU" is shown at the end of a winning match. Earl does not talk like this in Pokémon Stadium 2, which may be due to the quite extensive scope of the Pokémon academy in this game.
    • In the German version of Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Earl is portrayed with a French accent on top of his incorrect grammar. This is dropped in the German version of Pokémon Stadium 2, similar to the case in the English translation.
  • Earl's Japanese name is Giovanni, the English name of the well-known Team Rocket boss.
  • Earl's last name is "Dervish", a word in the English language, which can mean (among other things) "One that possesses abundant and often frenzied energy". This serves to reinforce the idea of his eccentric personality. It could also be a nod to the phrase "whirling dervish," as while leading the player to his school during Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, he twirls around at every turn along the way and when ever the player talks to him.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ジョバンニ Giovanni From 序盤に joban ni, "in the early stages". Also the Italian equivalent of John (meaning "God is gracious").
English, German Earl Dervish From early and dervish.
French Theophile Means "Friend of God".
Italian, Spanish Primo Means first.
Korean 다배워 Dabaeweo 배워 baeweo, to learn.
Chinese (Mandarin) 初始 Chū​shǐ​ Means initial.
Vietnamese Jobanni Transliteration of his Japanese name.




Non-player characters in the core series games
Johto Professor ElmProfessor OakMomEthanLyraSilverMr. PokémonEusineLanceRedKiyoBaobaMagnusEarlKurtCarrieDude
MaryBuenaRadio DirectorHaircut brothersWebsterMasterLiWilmaPrimoMaximoJetCaitlinCynthiaCameronMr. GameFelicityTeala
Team RocketGym guideGym LeadersFrontier BrainsKimono GirlsWeek SiblingsName RaterPoké SeerDay-Care CoupleProfessors' aides


RedClefairyPikachuTogepiTyrogueConkeldurrDedenneChespinFroakie
PM GreenBlueYellowGoldSilver
Professor OakBillBill's wife
BrockMistyLt. SurgeErikaSabrinaKogaBlaineGiovanniLoreleiBrunoAgathaLance
Professor ElmEarlClefairy RangersKurtDJ MaryChairmanKiyo
FalknerBugsyWhitneyMortyJasmineChuckPryceClairWillKaren
PMRS RubySapphireRedBlue
Professor BirchMr. StoneMr. BrineyMaxieTetsuyaRydelRydel's rival
Dr. TakedaScott
NormanRoxanneBrawlyWattson
PMDP DiaKazuki
Professor RowanMarsLookerCharon
Dai FugōOkane Daisukī
RoarkAaron
PMBW BlackBiancaCheren
Professor JuniperNCedric JuniperGhetsis
CilanChiliCressLenoraBurghElesaClaySkylaShauntalMarshalGrimsleyCaitlinAlder
PMXY ShaunaProfessor SycamoreSerena
PMSM HalaLillie
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